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‘I Lost Everything’: Pakistani Airstrikes Escalate Conflict on Afghan Border
MANDATAH VILLAGE, Afghanistan — It was nearly 3 a.m. in the mountainous borderlands of eastern Afghanistan when a deafening thud…
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Tensions Flare Between Neighbors After Afghan Man Kills Iranian Clerics
An Afghan immigrant walked into one of the holiest shrines in Iran this month, drew a knife and stabbed three…
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Death Toll From Pakistani Airstrike Rises to 45, Afghan Officials Say
KABUL, Afghanistan — The death toll from airstrikes by the Pakistani military in eastern Afghanistan rose to at least 45…
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Taliban Outlaw Opium Poppy Cultivation in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban announced on Sunday that cultivating opium poppy in Afghanistan was banned, a move that will…
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Taliban Renege on Promise to Open Afghan Girls’ Schools
KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban on Wednesday abruptly reversed their decision to allow girls’ high schools to reopen this week,…
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The Smugglers’ Paradise of Afghanistan
ZARANJ, Afghanistan — The smuggler barreled down the narrow dirt road, bouncing into craters and over rocks that jutted out…
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Pakistan Identifies Peshawar Suicide Bomber and Network, Police Say
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Pakistani police investigators said on Saturday that they had identified the suicide bomber and the network behind…
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Biden’s Decision on Frozen Funds Stokes Anger Among Afghans
KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghans said they were outraged by the Biden administration’s decision to divert billions in frozen assets from…
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On Patrol: 12 Days With a Taliban Police Unit in Kabul
KABUL, Afghanistan — A young Taliban fighter with a pair of handcuffs dangling from his finger warily watched the stream…
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Threatened and Beaten, Afghan Women Defy Taliban With Protests
KABUL, Afghanistan — On a raw January morning, Khujasta Elham trudged through a snowstorm to sign her name on a…
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